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Social determinants of household food expenditure in Australia: the role of education, income, geography and time
- Source :
- Public Health Nutr
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Cambridge University Press, 2017.
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Abstract
- ObjectiveTo examine socio-economic status (SES) and time-related factors associated with less healthy food purchases in Australia.DesignData were from the 2009/10 Household Expenditure Survey (HES) conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Regression analysis was used to examine the associations between the proportion of the household food budget spent on various food types (processed and unprocessed foods, foods purchased from takeaways and restaurants) and SES and time constraint variables.SettingAustralia, 2009–2010.SubjectsNationally representative sample of Australian households.ResultsHousehold income seems to be the most important correlate with food expenditure patterns once other SES indicators are controlled for. Time constraints appear to explain some, but not all, of the adjusted SES gradients in food expenditure. Comparing home food consumption categories (processed and unprocessed foods) with foods purchased away from home (takeaway and restaurant foods) shows that wealthier, more highly educated and least disadvantaged households spend relatively less of their total food budget on processed and unprocessed foods prepared at home and more on foods purchased away from home at restaurants.ConclusionsSimple SES gradients in dietary behaviour are influenced by correlations between different SES indicators and between SES and time constraints. Examining these factors separately obscures some of the possible causal effects of disadvantage on healthy eating. When formulating policy responses to unhealthy diets, policy makers should consider alternative sources of disadvantage, including time pressure.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Adult
Budgets
Male
Restaurants
Adolescent
Food Handling
Health Behavior
Food consumption
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Healthy eating
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
Environmental health
Humans
Social determinants of health
Meals
Poverty
Disadvantage
Aged
Family Characteristics
030109 nutrition & dietetics
Nutrition and Dietetics
Causal effect
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Australia
Time Management
Regression analysis
Feeding Behavior
Middle Aged
Research Papers
Disadvantaged
Diet
Geography
Social Class
Income
Household income
Educational Status
Fast Foods
Female
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13689800
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Public Health Nutr
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5be26e2ddb2f5c2c8f94f885037d8bc4